Patent · US Expired

Tool for removing and inserting a plumbing fixture seal structure

US5299347A · kind A · utility

9Cited by
11References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 1993
Grant dateApr 5, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 1, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53657
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A novel tool for both removing and inserting a plumbing fixture seal structure. The tool comprises an outer housing, an inner member having a tapered end, this inner member being reciprocably disposed at least partially within outer housing, and a means for retracting the tapered end of the inner member at least partially into the outer housing. The tool may also have a means for providing fluid communication between a hole in the seal structure and the ambient.

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